Racing Lamborghini crashes on Hwy 99

[Gixxer]

I know right now if I where to drive from Vernon to Kelowna at the posted speed limit, vehicles would pass me like I was standing still. The same would be true if I was going 10k over the limit

[Smurf]

Actually I had my cruise set at the speed limit and the speedometer was quite far off. Anyway I got lucky and they cancelled it. if at all possible I always try to set my cruise at the limit, never over. I am never in enough of a hurry to push it at all. At this stage of my life I am here strictly for the enjoyment and don't need the hassle. If I don't want to do something i don't. Just ask my wife. But I will go across the country for something we want to do. And will enjoy every minute of the drive. Even when I worked I left early enough not to have to speed. Always got there early and still do that everywhere we go.

[ValB58]

I know right now if I where to drive from Vernon to Kelowna at the posted speed limit, vehicles would pass me like I was standing still. The same would be true if I was going 10k over the limit

I was travelling down Hwy 33 from Hollywood to Hwy 97 yesterday. I was doing 63 in a 50 in the left lane. I was passed in the right lane, not twice but 3 times, like I was parked. I passed all 3 of them again as they were waiting for the light to turn left onto Hwy 97 (I went strait through).
Interesting observation based upon my experiment conceived by this thread.

[my5cents]

I know right now if I where to drive from Vernon to Kelowna at the posted speed limit, vehicles would pass me like I was standing still. The same would be true if I was going 10k over the limit

The only part I disagree with is the part "The same would be true if I was going 10k over..."

Likely 80% fewer vehicles would pass you if you were going 10k over, but there would be some. Even if you were driving the Lamborghini, there'd be someone who wanted to pass.

Moral, pick a speed you are comfortable with that likely won't get you in trouble and drive as much as you can in the right lane and be mindful and careful of the crazies but don't play their games.

[Smurf]

Gixxer » 6 minutes ago

I know right now if I where to drive from Vernon to Kelowna at the posted speed limit, vehicles would pass me like I was standing still. The same would be true if I was going 10k over the limit

I agree Gixxer and that is exactly why i feel speeding is one of if not the most dangerous activities on our roads today. People who speed have no respect for anyone else around them, period. They are a total hazard on the road.

A few years ago I was going up a hill on number one highway on the way to Calgary, with a 35 foot motorhome towing a Tracker. I pulled out to pass a slower semi and was doing close to the speed limit. I did not even realize there was a car somewhere behind, could not see it in my mirrors. After I got by and could tell by watching in my mirror had a reasonable amount of space to pull back in I signaled and pulled back to the right. I instantly heard a horn and when I looked there was a small car starting to pass on the right. He was just coming up very fast along the side of my tracker. We avoided an accident but I'm sure he lost a lot of rubber and probably dirtied some shorts. I have no idea how fast he must have come up to get in that position as I was constantly watching my mirrors and the truck and never once saw him.

[Smurf]

my5cents » 23 minutes ago

Gixxer wrote:
I know right now if I where to drive from Vernon to Kelowna at the posted speed limit, vehicles would pass me like I was standing still. The same would be true if I was going 10k over the limit

The only part I disagree with is the part "The same would be true if I was going 10k over..."

Likely 80% fewer vehicles would pass you if you were going 10k over, but there would be some. Even if you were driving the Lamborghini, there'd be someone who wanted to pass.

Moral, pick a speed you are comfortable with that likely won't get you in trouble and drive as much as you can in the right lane and be mindful and careful of the crazies but don't play their games.

The problem still is all those people are still breaking the law. You should also have said a speed you are comfortable with that is at or below the speed limit.

[Ken7]

I must ask seeing this whole thing has gone sideways.

Has anyone here posting received a ticket for any traffic violation in Kelowna in the past two years?

If so for what? Also as I did not see one RCMP car travelling from Kelowna to Vancouver and rarely do, have you ever been stopped on that highway?

End of day, if you have no enforcement do you believe people will follow the rules... amber lights even red appear only to be a suggestion in Kelowna is my observation.

[Gixxer]

I must ask seeing this whole thing has gone sideways.

Has anyone here posting received a ticket for any traffic violation in Kelowna in the past two years?

If so for what? Also as I did not see one RCMP car travelling from Kelowna to Vancouver and rarely do, have you ever been stopped on that highway?

End of day, if you have no enforcement do you believe people will follow the rules... amber lights even red appear only to be a suggestion in Kelowna is my observation.

Clean drivers abstract since 2010.

As a commercial driver that's driven to the coast hundreds of times, Ive seen lots of vehicle pulled over on the Coq, as well as speed traps on busy weekends.

I've been to countries where there's little to no traffic laws, and it seems to work. If a driver tried to left lane hog they would be run of the road.

[ValB58]

Clean drivers abstract since 2010.

As a commercial driver that's driven to the coast hundreds of times, Ive seen lots of vehicle pulled over on the Coq, as well as speed traps on busy weekends.

I've been to countries where there's little to no traffic laws, and it seems to work. If a driver tried to left lane hog they would be run of the road.

4 years? That's it? Let's talk again in 36 years, when you catch up.

[Gixxer]

4 years? That's it? Let's talk again in 36 years, when you catch up.

I'm not 70

[dogspoiler]

Lol, all that wisdom from someone who has barely outgrown his N.

[flamingfingers]

Gixxer wrote:

I've been to countries where there's little to no traffic laws, and it seems to work. If a driver tried to left lane hog they would be run of the road.

Umm, doubtful if you have ever driven in the UAE where they would take an aggressive driver like you and eat you for a small breakfast. They LOVE to take speeding expats and box them in front and back and force them off the road - at a VERY high rate of speed. And, regardless of how 'fast' you are going, in the left or middle lane of a 3-lane roadway, they will come up behind you and bump you. Roundabouts to the Emiratis are through way streets even so the roundabouts there have 3 and 4 lanes. The carnage on the roadways there is unbelievable.

I drove there for almost 10 years and still wonder how I survived!

BTW: Clean abstract from age 16 on (passed my test first time which my older brother did not). More years than you have been on the face of the planet. But I still review the Driver's Manual and at my age, I want to be prepared to take a driving test should it be required. And I will pass. My kids, good drivers they are drive with me still and haven't yet suggested I hang up my keys.

BUT - Won't drive at night - I need the 3-point discrimination that my ophthalmologist agreed with due to my depth perception vision problem. He has the same problem and perhaps there are people out there like me who don't understand their physiologic limitations, eh?

[ValB58]

4 years? That's it? Let's talk again in 36 years, when you catch up.

I'm not 70

I see math is not your strong suit either.

[Gixxer]

I see math is not your strong suit either.

I see humor is not your strong suit either

[Midnite]

You DO realize we are all anonymous on here so we can all post what great drivers we are?
It seems everybody feels they are good drivers. Does a clean record determine who is a good driver? Personally I feel it has more to do with reflexes (reaction time) and awareness than a clean record.
One could easily be a factor in a collision without realizing it.
Heck my mother thought she was a good safe driver right to the day the doc had her license pulled. She wasn't.